UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick. Virtual Agents are designed to be your human agents’ Pippen or Harrison or Gehrig (pick your sport). What, Exactly, Are Virtual Agents? Intelligence Is a Matter of Features.

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Creative Virtual

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Back in 2013, V-Person technology became the first virtual agent offering to implement personalization – a recognition acknowledged both by the Patricia Seybold Group in their 2014 technology review and by the analysts at Gartner when they named Creative Virtual a 2015 Cool Vendor in Smart Machines. Only time will tell.

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SmartAction

APRIL 4, 2023

By examining the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the Times correspondents show how virtual voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa squandered their early advantage and left room for the rise of chatbots that use Conversational AI technology. Chatbots are, indeed, a different kind of virtual assistant.

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Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

We had more enquiries this year than ever before about using virtual agent and chatbot technology internally to support contact centre agents, relationship managers and other employees. Another organisation is using our natural language processing (NLP) capabilities to enhance their agent desktop.

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TechSee

MARCH 11, 2024

Industry events and news coverage are full of companies offering Generative AI , Conversational AI, chatbots, and AI Agents. Understanding Conversational AI Conversational AI refers to technologies that users interact with through a natural, conversational interface, like chatbots or virtual agents.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Having worked in the virtual agent and chatbot field since 2000, I’ve experienced first-hand how these solutions and technologies have changed. The virtual agents of today are certainly not the same as those I was working on 20 years ago. Most recently, the industry has adopted the name of ‘conversational AI’.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When it comes to conversing with artificial intelligence, we tend to mold our replies in a way that allows a voice bot or chatbot the ability to interpret what we mean while sacrificing the way we would typically speak. Say goodbye to the days of speaking to an AI virtual agent that doesn’t comprehend in natural language!

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

It enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided and improves the working conditions for agents and satisfaction for customers. For every second that chatbots can shave off average call center handling times, call centers can save as much as $1 million in annual customer service costs.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

It enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided and improves the working conditions for agents and satisfaction for customers. For every second that chatbots can shave off average call center handling times, call centers can save as much as $1 million in annual customer service costs.

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ConvergeOne

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The most recognizable form of automation is the front-end intelligent virtual agent. Better known as chatbots, these interceptors and dealers of information rely on a database of resources to help customers find answers and make decisions. The bottom line: our chatbot does not feel like a chatbot.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Conversational AI technology over the phone goes beyond chatbots to leverage the power of voice and offer a more personal experience. Conversational AI helps them out of what seems to be an endless cycle of button pressing and voice prompts to connect them immediately with a virtual agent. All of which increase profitability.

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TechSee

MARCH 11, 2024

Industry events and news coverage are full of companies offering Generative AI , Conversational AI , chatbots, and AI Agents. Understanding Conversational AI Conversational AI refers to technologies that users interact with through a natural, conversational interface, like chatbots or virtual agents.

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SmartAction

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Conversational chatbots are one of the top market disruptors in call center automation. However, in recent years their use has declined as businesses have learned how difficult it is to properly maintain a chatbot that actually helps customers to accomplish their goals. Why is it So Hard to Implement and Maintain a Chatbot?

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Inbenta

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This article discusses 11 powerful applications of NLP, including automated translation to accurately convey meaning, sentiment analysis for understanding customer intent, and virtual chatbots for better customer interactions. Schedule a demo 3. Here are 10 of the most popular ways NLP can be put to use: 1.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chatbots and conversational AI have been gaining acceptance as essential pieces of successful customer service and employee support strategies. Unfortunately, as adoption of this technology is increasing so is the oversaturation of the market with poor performing chatbot products. By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The virtual agent can then assist the customer with the utmost accuracy. In the above example, you can: Define “pool” as a designated business rule transfer and pass it to agent with context. Add capabilities for the virtual agent to find a room near a pool at each resort.

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SmartAction

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The customer connects with an AI-powered virtual agent that uses a trained and constantly optimized deep neural net, utilizing Natural Language Processing to understand the customer’s problems and intents. Our virtual agents can solve 80% to 90% of customer problems. Request a demo now.

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SmartAction

APRIL 1, 2020

SmartAction is responding to the current crisis with a Rapid Response Virtual Agent that intercepts callers with a seamless channel switching experience to answer commonly asked questions and even screen callers to create an escalation path (e.g. How a Rapid Response Virtual Agent Works. For a live demo, visit [link].

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

For a demo video describing the experience of a customer dialing into a contact center and interacting with QnABot, check out the below video: QnABot provides a preconfigured architecture that delivers a low-code experience, as shown in the following diagram.

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Creative Virtual

JUNE 22, 2020

Today I’m proud to be sharing Creative Virtual’s introduction of the Neutrino release of V-Person , our innovative virtual agent and chatbot technology. When I first founded Creative Virtual in late 2003, chatbot and virtual agent technology was still very new in the customer service space.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The integration of Spitch’s voice technologies and Creative Virtual’s V-Person natural language chatbots and virtual agents brings an industry-leading voicebot offering to the market. The partnership is already creating interest in the marketplace, with the companies currently collaborating on several projects.

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SmartAction

MARCH 7, 2023

Discover why we’re the top-rated Virtual Customer Assistant solution on Gartner Peer Insights and have been named “The Leader in AI-enhanced Self-Service,” by Frost & Sullivan. GET IN TOUCH See How We Can Help You Exceed your CX Goals.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A sector that once relied on phone calls and long email threads has shifted to a world of instant messaging, AI chatbots, and automated systems designed to meet customer needs faster than ever before. For example, chatbots are a common tool in customer service automation. or How do I reset my password?

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SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Our virtual agents consistently outperform live agents on CSAT scores simply because they just need to be trained once to deliver a perfectly trained agent experience. If all you plan to build is a chatbot and nothing else, you’re likely okay to go down the DIY route. We’ve never done an integration without this.

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Inbenta

AUGUST 23, 2024

Instead of long wait times, virtual agents can guide customers instantly and autonomously, answering questions and providing support without the need for a human on the other end. An AI-powered chatbot can make the whole customer journey smoother, from navigating coverage details to filing claims.

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Netomi

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Zendesk marketplace has over 1,250 apps and out-of-the-box integrations including Zendesk chatbots to automate conversations, productivity tools, time tracking, collaboration and customer surveys. Companies are turning to sophisticated AI-powered chatbots to further enhance their customer service experience. Ticket Dispatch .

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SmartAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Two popular options are Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Each option has a role in customer service depending on what parts of the customer experience businesses want to automate and which parts they want live agents to handle. What is an Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA)?

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Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 9, 2020

So, if you have, for example, a chatbot on your website, users can use the voice capabilities of their mobile device to ask their question. A variety of smart speakers , like Alexa, Cortana or Google Home, can be integrated with our self-service virtual agents. You don’t have to consider anything.

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Creative Virtual

JULY 1, 2021

Whilst chatbots and virtual agents have been around for a long time, it’s relatively recently that they’ve become ubiquitous within the enterprise. I’m very pleased to report that Creative Virtual is stepping forward to lead the way in removing this shroud of mystery around conversational AI pricing.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 9, 2020

So far in this series we have discussed using chatbots, virtual agents and conversational AI to offer easy-to-use customer self-service (Part 1) and as an Agent Assist tool to support contact centre agents (Part 2). By Chris Ezekiel, Founder & CEO.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 2, 2020

Advancements over the past several years in conversational AI technologies, including chatbots and virtual agents, have made them a go-to solution for providing cost-effective and easy-to-use support on digital channels. There are lots of published statistics and success stories that prove the business value of this technology.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The integration of Spitch’s voice technologies and Creative Virtual’s V-Person natural language chatbots and virtual agents brings an industry-leading voicebot offering to the market. The partnership is already creating interest in the marketplace, with the companies currently collaborating on several projects.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Another vital differentiator identified in the report is our approach to AI and the training of our chatbots and virtual agents. And then request a personalised demo here to discuss how V-Person can help improve your customer and employee experiences with an expert member of our team.

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Creative Virtual

AUGUST 28, 2018

In my nearly 11 years with Creative Virtual, I’ve worked with organisations across all sectors looking to implement successful virtual agent solutions and have seen the industry and the technology change massively. Read my full interview for more and request a live demo to see Creative Virtual’s technology in action.

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Creative Virtual

JANUARY 12, 2021

Shep Hyken, a customer service and experience expert, included chatbots in his Top 10 Business Predictions for this year: “Chatbots will do more than just communicate with customers. Most companies use chatbots as a way to manage customer support.

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Creative Virtual

APRIL 7, 2020

We took a look at some of the benefits of using AI-enhanced chatbots and virtual agents to offer customer self-service. In Part 2, let’s explore how this technology can be deployed as an Agent Assist tool to support your contact centre agents. Reducing AHT but not solving those customers’ issues benefits no one.

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Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Here’s Mrinal Rai, Lead Analyst at ISG Research, explaining why Creative Virtual has been identified as a Leader in Conversational AI: In their Quadrant Report, the ISG analysts evaluated 19 conversational AI vendors against a robust set of market-driven criteria. Be sure to check out our Gluon sneak peek.

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